The Marine Museum at Fall River is a cultural gem and contains a wealth of Fall River Maritime History especially Steam Ship and Titanic memorabilia. Discover the art, books, models and many treasures the Marine Museum holds. This is a must see
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The Marine Museum at Fall River is a cultural gem and contains a wealth of Fall River Maritime History especially Steam Ship and Titanic memorabilia. Discover the art, books, models and many treasures the Marine Museum holds. This is a must see resource for landlubbers and mariners alike.

Carol Gafford is a public librarian, family historian, amateur archivist and book savior. She is currently the youth services/outreach librarian at the Swansea Public Library and volunteers for several museum and historical societies including the Marine Museum at Fall River, the Swansea Historical Society and the Bristol Historical and Preservation society. She is the editor of Past Times, the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists and is always looking for a new project to take on.

At times like this, our sports teams are symbols of all of us, even if the players aren't from around here, even if we aren't big fans of the game.

The tribute to our teams in the Chicago Tribune on Tuesday was a way of saying we're with you, Boston, not just Patriots, Bruins, Celts, Sox or (bless their hearts) Revolution, but every resident of Massachusetts. The symbols of support from the Yankees and their fans sent the same message, just as when the Yankees played their first game at Fenway after 9/11, they were greeted with heartfelt cheers and applause. That wasn't because we'd suddenly taken a liking to the Yankees or because team members had suffered incredible personal losses in the attacks. It was because we needed a way to tell every person in New York City that we were cheering them, every last one of them.

It's a powerful, moving moment.

It's also powerful when we feel healed enough to let the rivalries begin again.